US Ambassador Eric Garcetti reiterated his commitment to stop the death of Indian students, said- we care deeply about this
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Friday reiterated America’s commitment to stop it. The latest spate of deaths of Indian students or students of Indian origin, in country.
The US envoy acknowledged that “there will always be tragic incidents” as there are more than 240,000 international students in the US.
“But we want to try to get that number as close to zero as possible. And we want to give people help when they’re faced with a challenge or something like that, to make sure that their The same care should be taken as they take care of at home.” Or in the community or in their own country,” Eric Garcetti told news agency ANI.
The US envoy said the US “cares deeply” about the well-being of every student, especially those coming from other countries.
“We want to make sure they have all the information, whether it’s mental health care or physical safety, and that’s one of the resources on all of our college campuses that we want to make sure Indian students have in their Be aware before coming to the United States,” Eric Garcetti added.
In February, he said the US government is “very committed” to ensuring that Indians know that the US is a great place to study and live in.
He said, “We know that tragedies will happen, it is our responsibility to work together with the Government of India to ensure that people know what they can do. Our condolences to the families of victims in any of these tragedies.” Are.”
The US envoy’s statement came as the number of deaths of Indian students or people of Indian origin in the US rose to 11 by April 2024. The latest incident occurred earlier this week when two Indian students, both 19, died in Arizona, US, due to rash driving. The vehicle hit his car. Both the persons were residents of Telangana.
On February 7, Syed Mazahir Ali, who hails from Hyderabad and is pursuing a master’s degree at Indiana Wesleyan University, died. In Chicago, armed men attacked and stole his phone. In another incident in the same month, Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian man studying for a master’s degree in Georgia, died. Attacked by a homeless man inside a store Where he worked. The attack, in which the man hit Saini 50 times with a hammer, was captured on video.
In February, the Lok Sabha was informed that 403 incidents of deaths of Indian students abroad due to various reasons including natural causes, accidents and medical conditions have been recorded since 2018, with Canada topping the list with 91 cases. Is in second place after. 48 in the UK.